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The Great Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning. The earthquake was followed by a Tsunami and fires, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and adjoining areas.This is considered as the first and the last earthquake attack on portugal::It also got struck by an earthquake in 1969 but it was a minor one..
It happened around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st, 1755
A major earthquake hit Lisbon, Portugal. See http://www.answers.com/topic/1755-lisbon-earthquake.
Modern geologists estimate that the 1755 earthquake reached 9 points in the Richter scale (the Haiti earthquake was 7 points). The earthquake was followed by a massive tsunami of 5 meters (15ft) high, and several fires that destroyed Lisbon almost to the ground. check related links for more information.
1923
Located in the Atlantic Ocean.
9.0 Mw
The last Great Alaskan Earthquake was in 1964.
No. There is no way they could have. It was a natural phenomenon.
The region where Lisbon is is called Great Lisbon, or in portuguese, Grande Lisboa.
Siege of Lisbon happened on 1147-10-24.